Ayrton Senna - Biography - IMDb Ayrton Senna Biography Showing all 39 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (21) | Personal Quotes (6) Overview (5) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (1) Ayrton Senna da Silva was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil to a wealthy family. When he was four years old his father Milton bought him a go-kart, and by age eight Ayrton was regularly competing in karting events. His career progressed quickly, and in 1982 he moved to England to pursue his racing. In 1984 he came to the attention of the whole world by racing in Formula One. Over the next ten years he won the World Championship three times and engaged in some controversial racing with France's Alain Prost and England's Nigel Mansell.

Ayrton Senna was killed on 1 May 1994 in a race at the San Marino Grand Prix when his car, which had been beset with problems the entire season, inexplicably left the track and crashed into the concrete barrier. His was the last death in Formula One due to the major safety reforms that the tragic weekend at Imola had brought about. He was voted by over two hundred of his fellow Formula One drivers as the best driver of all time in a 2010 poll. Senna was also a humanitarian who discreetly donated millions to help those less fortunate in his native country. - IMDb Mini Biography By: AC Spouse (1) Trivia (21) Born at 2:45 p.m. Ayrton Senna was one of the most important pilots of Fórmula 1 of all the times. Formula 1 Champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991. Raced for Toleman (1984), Lotus (1985-1987), McLaren (1988-1993) and Williams (1994).

Although in Formula One Grand Prix wins he was behind his chief rival Alain Prost, at the time of his death he had achieved 65 Pole Positions, one short of twice as many as Prost and the other second place holder, Jim Clark, who had 33 each. Michael Schumacher took 12 years to beat Senna's record, recording his 66th pole position, ironically, at the San Marino Grand Prix in 2006. Died in a Bologna hospital from severe head injuries resulting from a crash on Imola's famous Tamburello bend. Many experts were convinced that the cause must have been mechanical failure: Senna could not have lost control of his vehicle for any other reason. An inquiry concluded that the accident was caused by a snapped steering column. As a result, manslaughter charges were brought against six members of Senna's Williams racing team. However, all of them were eventually acquitted, and in 1997 the prosecutor's appeal was rejected. First win race in Formula One: Portugal (1985) He always had a Brazilian flag hidden in his car in the case he won the race.

At the time of his death he had an Austrian flag in his car to commemorate a fellow race car driver Roland Ratzenberger of Austria, who was killed on the same track the day before in a car crash as well. Had his look-alike puppet in the French show Les guignols de l'info (1988). Held the record of most pole positions in Formula One with 65 of them. Since his first in pole position in June 1985 until his tragic death on the 1st of May in 1994, he had earned altogether 65 pole positions. Eventually he was overtaken - more than a decade later - by Michael Schumacher in April 2006, but his record for pole positions remained to be the hardest one to overtake during the time of modern tracks. Younger brother of Viviane Senna and older brother of Leonardo Senna. Son of Neyde Senna and Milton Theodoro Silva. His last girlfriend was Adriane Galisteu . F1 Racing Magazine voted him the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time in 2004.

Ayrton Senna Story - Bio, Facts, Networth, Family, Auto, Home | Famous Racers | SuccessStory Childhood Ayrton Senna was born on March 21, 1960 at Santana, Sao Paulo. He was highly athletic boy who excelled in gymnastics and other sports. But he found his real interest in motor racing at the age of 4 itself. At the age of 7, he was driving a small modified jeep around his family’s farm for hours at a stretch. He went to the Colegio Rio Branco where he excelled in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. But his interest was in motor racing, so he stopped studying further to concentrate on his racing career. His first kart was made by his father using a lawnmower engine. He entered his first kart competition at the age of 13 and finished with the pole position. His father was a big supporter of his son, so soon he appointed a full time manager for his son called Lucio Pascal Gascon. In 1977, Senna won his first major championship, the South American Kart Championships.

Next he was able to take part in the Karting World Championships, where he came runner-up in the years 1979 and 1980. Career In 1981, he went to England to participate in the Formula Ford 1600 Championships. In the first year itself he won the single-seater racing competition with utmost ease. In 1982 he won the European Formula Ford 2000 Championships. In 1983 he drove for the West Surrey racing Team in the British Formula Three Championships and again won it his first attempt. That year he also won the inaugural Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix. With this win, many Formula One teams lined up to take Senna into their team. After much hype and fanfare, Senna joined the Toleman team for the 1984 F1 season. His team was a relatively new team and did not have enough resources to compete with the big teams like Mclaren and Brabham. His debut race was at the Brazilian Grand Prix and he scored his first championship points in his second race itself.

In his first year, Senna was on the podium three times with 13 points in the 16 races. In the year 1985, he joined the stronger team, Lotus. Within the second race with Lotus, Senna was able to achieve his first pole position which he converted into his first race victory as well. That year Senna finished 4th in the Driver Championships with a total of 7 pole positions. In the 1986 season, Senna again finished 4th and in 1987 he finished 3rd in the Drivers Championships. In 1987 he joined McLaren and his team mate was two-time World Champion Alain Prost. In 1988, he won his first World Championship by beating Alain Prost by the margin of a single race. Both Senna and Prost went on to win 15 of the total 16 races. Senna continued his dominance by winning the 1990 and 1991 World Championships. He had become a national icon in his home country Brazil. He continued his good performances by coming 4th in 1992 and 2nd in 1993.

In 1994 he chose to move to Williams by refusing Ferrari’s offer of $22 million per year. At the third race of the season in Italy, Senna crashed on the corner on lap 7 at a speed of 233 km/hr. "I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence." - Ayrton Senna da Silva Senna couldn’t survive the accident and the racing fraternity lost its biggest hero at such a young age. Ayrton Senna is considered as the best F1 driver of all time on various motorsport polls. His fame and legacy have endured to this day to inspire millions of people to pursue excellence in the field of sports. He has been without a doubt one of the most successful sportsmen of the 20th century. Awards Ayrton Senna Date Of Birth - Ayrton Senna Net Worth Ayrton Senna Date Of Birth Read more... Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Net Worth is $8 Million. Ayrton Senna was a Grand Prix race car driver with a net worth of $8 million. Ayrton Senna accumulated his net worth through his racing talent.

He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and was killed in an accident while. Ayrton Senna da Silva (prono... Ayrton Senna Net Worth is $8 Million. Ayrton Senna Net Worth is $8 Million. Ayrton Senna was a Grand Prix race car driver with a net worth of $8 million. Ayrton Senna accumulated his net worth through his racing talent. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and was killed in an accident while Ayrton Senna da Silva ; 21 March 1960 - 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver. Senna was a three-time Formula One world champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. He died in a crash at Tamburello corner while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and is the most recent driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One car. Senna began his motorsport career in karting, moving up to open-wheel racing in 1981, and winning the British Formula 3 championship in 1983.

He made his Formula One debut with Toleman-Hart in 1984 before moving to Lotus-Renault the following year and winning six Grands Prix over the next three seasons. In 1988, he joined Frenchman Alain Prost at McLaren-Honda. Between them, they won all but one of the 16 Grands Prix that year and Senna his first World Championship. Prost claimed the championship in 1989, and Senna his second and third championships in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, the Will... Biography: Ayrton Senna – The Messiah of Motor Racing - Motorsport Retro Biography: Ayrton Senna – The Messiah of Motor Racing Submitted by msr on October 20, 2012 A new biography about Ayrton Senna is set to take a different approach to exploring the life and career of the motorsport legend.

Ayrton Senna – The Messiah of Motor Racing, by Richard Craig, aims to compile a “factual account of the late Brazilian’s life and career, painting a realistic portrait of the brilliant driver while debunking the myth that he was some kind of modern messiah” and examine the mythology that has formed so strongly around him. It’s available now for the eminently-reasonable price of £6.74 on Amazon (at time of writing), and at other retailers around the world. Read on for the official word from publishers Darton, Longman and Todd. NEW BIOGRAPHY DEBUNKS MYTH OF SENNA A new biography on Ayrton Senna that explodes the myth of his god-like status amongst his many followers is to be published on October 13. ‘Ayrton Senna – The Messiah of Motor Racing’, is the debut book of Formula One journalist Richard Craig and gives a factual account of the late Brazilian’s life and career, painting a realistic portrait of the brilliant driver while debunking the myth that he was some kind of modern messiah.

It also examines more widely the culture around celebrity deaths, drawing on the examples of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, James Dean, Princess Diana, Amy Winehouse, John Lennon and including an in-depth look at motor racing celebrities who died young, such as Gilles Villeneuve, Jim Clark and Alberto Ascari. Published by Dartman, Longman and Todd and written in conjunction with former colleagues of the three-time world champion, the book includes testimonials from the likes of close friend and fellow driver Thierry Boutsen and veteran Formula One journalist Mike Doodson. It is illustrated by images from F1 photographer Keith Sutton, who met Senna at the start of his racing career in 1981 and subsequently captured most of his career on camera. Belfast-born Richard Craig, an avid motor racing fan, is a journalist who has written for the likes of ‘Autosport’ and ‘Formula One Black Book’. Early in the book Craig writes: “In 2010 veteran motorsport journalist Mike Doodson wrote, in Motor Sport: ‘One day, somebody will write a great, full-length biography of Ayrton Senna.

Let’s hope it won’t take a couple of centuries for that someone to compile the balanced, well-informed assessment of the Brazilian’s 34-year life.’ What he was alluding to is the absolute, unyielding respect and sometimes borderline blandishment with which the Senna myth is treated. ‘I think (this phenomenon) is entirely to be expected,’ he told me. ‘When somebody is dead you can write about him in ways that you didn’t before. You can be more critical, or more fulsome about his qualities. There is some hagiography surrounding Senna because some people regarded him as superhuman, which clearly he wasn’t. They put that into words and it’s a bit embarrassing to read what they write.” Ayrton Senna – The Messiah of Motor Racing’ aims to be just that book that Doodson refers to. Darton, Longman and Todd is an internationally-respected publisher of brave, ground-breaking, independent books on matters of heart, mind and soul. Established in 1959, it has published many of the most admired Christian writers of our day, including Rowan Williams, Basil Hume and Gerard Hughes and is sole English-language publisher of the New Jerusalem Bible outside the US.

‘Ayrton Senna – The Messiah of Motor Racing’ is the publisher’s first venture into sports biography. Ayrton Senna | Brazilian race-car driver | Britannica.com Imola , Italy Ayrton Senna, (born March 21, 1960, São Paulo, Brazil—died May 1, 1994, Imola, Italy), Brazilian race-car driver who , was a fierce competitor who was renowned for his ruthless and risky maneuvers on the Grand Prix circuit and dominated the sport with 41 Grand Prix titles and 3 circuit world championships (1988, 1990, and 1991). Senna was revered as a national hero in Brazil, and his death, from massive head injuries suffered when he smashed head-on into a concrete wall at some 300 km/h (186 mph) at the San Marino Grand Prix, plunged the country into mourning. At the age of four, Senna was already behind the wheel of a go-cart and demonstrating a determination to win.

He joined the Formula One racing circuit in 1984 as one of the most promising new drivers, and he captured the coveted pole position a record 65 times for having had the fastest race-qualifying times. An enigmatic figure who was deeply religious yet highly aggressive on the racetrack, Senna thrilled spectators and cowed competitors with his fearsome driving. He invited controversy over his long-standing rivalry with Frenchman Alain Prost, with 51 titles the most successful driver; the two collided during the penultimate race of both the 1989 season, when Prost emerged victorious, and the 1990 season, when Senna captured the world crown. He reportedly earned more than $100 million during his career, which included an annual salary of some $10 million. Senna’s death came one day after Austrian rookie Roland Ratzenberger was killed in a similar accident during qualifying trials. Both deaths renewed concerns about recent rule changes. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile banned electronics and other drivers’ aids from Formula One cars, a move that many believed made the sport more dangerous.

External Links Ayrton Senna - Racing Profile | Motor Sport Magazine Database Ayrton Senna 1st May 1994 (Aged 34) Bologna, Emilia-Romagna (I), following an accident during the San Marino GP at Imola Nationality: Brazil Bio Among the greatest racing drivers of all time, Ayrton Senna combined blistering raw pace with a ruthless focus to win the Formula 1 title on three occasions. He was a complex man for whom the end result was paramount – whether it be disputing a corner or choosing the best team with which to progress. His rivalry with Alain Prost became the stuff of legend and his death in 1994 shocked the sport to the core. His talent was apparent from the moment he sat in a kart for the first time although the World Championship in that discipline would prove elusive. Ayrton da Silva, as he was known at the time, finished as runner-up behind Peter Koene and Peter de Bruyn in 1979 and 1980 respectively. However, it was his team-mate in the DAP team, Englishman Terry Fullerton, who he later identified as the greatest rival of his racing career.

Unstoppable in the junior categories It was in British Formula Ford 1600 that the Brazilian made his impressive car racing debut in 1981. Driving a works Van Diemen RF81 and initially living with the Firman family, Senna won 12 times to beat Rick Morris to the RAC and Townsend Thoresen titles. Ever his own man, Senna then returned to Brazil on holiday rather than race in the Formula Ford Festival despite being the overwhelming favourite for the end-of-season event at Brands Hatch. Unable to raise the budget to graduate straight to Formula 3 in 1982, Senna concluded a late deal to join reigning FF2000 champions’ Rushden Green Racing on the eve of the season. He dominated both the EFDA Euroseries and Pace British championships from the opening weekends – winning 22 times to clinch both titles with time to spare. He also made his F3 debut in the end-of-season non-championship race at Thruxton – qualifying West Surrey Racing’s Ralt RT3-Toyota on pole position and leading all the way in front of the BBC Television cameras.

He remained with WSR for the 1983 British F3 Championship and began the season in record breaking form. He won the opening nine races and it was round five before a rival so much as led a lap. Seemingly impregnable, Senna proved himself fallible as Martin Brundle grew increasingly competitive. The momentum began to switch at Silverstone’s European Championship round where Senna crashed while chasing the Englishman’s leading Ralt-Toyota. They crashed together at Snetterton and Oulton Park as Senna’s points lead evaporated – the indignant Brazilian fined £200 for the latter contretemps. A couple of retirements handed Brundle a slim championship lead but Senna dominated the final race at Thruxton to secure a deserved title. He then won the non-championship Macau Grand Prix to confirm his immense promise. Formula 1 – starring with Toleman and Lotus Formula 1 was next and he tested with both Williams and McLaren before signing a three year contract with Toleman. Sixth in South Africa and Belgium driving the old car at the start of 1984, Senna starred as heavy rain fell in Monaco.

His second placed Toleman TG184-Hart was closing on Prost’s leading McLaren before the race was halted early – possibly depriving Senna of a famous victory. He then finished third in the British and Portuguese GPs during an impressive maiden campaign although he was dropped for the Italian GP when he announced that he would not be remaining with Toleman for another season. Senna’s single-minded ambition led him to renege on his Toleman contract and move to John Player Team Lotus for the 1985 F1 World Championship. It took just two races to fully justify that ruthless decision – Senna’s Lotus 97T-Renault dominating the wet Portuguese GP as he scored his breakthrough GP victory. Seven pole positions was more than any other driver that year but poor reliability initially hindered his cause. However, five podium finishes in a row included another victory at Spa-Francorchamps and helped Senna to fourth in the final championship standings. It was a similar story in 1986 with Senna again dominant over a single lap – qualifying on pole position on eight occasions.

He beat Nigel Mansell’s Williams by just 0.014 seconds in the Spanish GP at Jerez and assumed the points lead with victory on the streets of Detroit. But mechanical failures restricted Senna to fourth overall once more. Lotus switched to Honda engines in 1987 with the team now sporting the yellow and blue colours of Camel cigarettes and experimenting with computer controlled suspension. Senna and Mansell clashed during the Belgian GP before the former won back-to-back street races in Monaco and Detroit. Third in the final standings, there was a suspicion that Senna was now carrying the once great team. The McLaren years – World Championship glory and racing’s greatest rivalry Senna defected to McLaren for the 1988 season with Honda replacing TAG Porsche as engine supplier. Teamed with Prost for the first time, they dominated proceedings like no combination had before. Their MP4/4s won 15 of the 16 races as team-mates traded victories during a classic confrontation – only losing the Italian GP when Senna collided with Jean-Louis Schlesser’s Williams-Judd while lapping the French debutant.

On pole position for 13 races that year, Senna won eight times and clinched the World Championship for the first time after a dramatic comeback drive in the Japanese GP at Suzuka. Only 14th after a poor start that day, Senna drove back through the field to claim a famous victory and the title itself. If their relationship had been terse during 1988, then the rivalry between Senna and Prost developed into one of distrust and distain during their second season as team-mates. Senna won six times but crucial mechanical failures meant that Prost was ahead in the points as they headed to Suzuka for the penultimate race of the year. In need of victory to keep his title hopes alive, Senna attempted to pass the Frenchman at the chicane with seven laps to go. The two cars collided and appeared out of the race. However, Senna resumed, changed his bent nosecone and overtook Alessandro Nannini’s Benetton to win the race. Controversially, Senna was disqualified for not re-joining the track at the point he had left it. That handed the World Championship to Prost and left Senna feeling a grave sense of injustice.

Prost moved to Ferrari rather than remain as Senna’s team-mate but the 1990 World Championship was once more between these best of enemies. They arrived in Japan with their roles reversed – Prost needing to win to prevent Senna from regaining the championship. Senna qualified on pole position (one of 10 that year) but was ordered to start from the dirty side of the track. Feeling aggrieved, and still fuming about the 1989 Japanese GP, Senna simply drove into Prost’s Ferrari at the start to clinch the title in suitably controversial circumstances. Four consecutive victories at the start of 1991 included an emotional first win in his home race but Williams-Renault and Nigel Mansell grew ever-more competitive as they sorted the state-of-the-art FW14. Senna eventually won three more times and clinched his third title when Mansell spun off in Japan. With his car now fully sorted, Mansell dominated the 1992 World Championship. In contrast, Senna was restricted to three victories and fourth overall.

That was Honda’s final season as McLaren’s engine partner (until 2015) and the team were forced to use underpowered Ford V8s instead. Prost returned from a year away to lead the Williams-Renault line-up, Mansell having defected to the Champ Car World Series. With old enmities renewed, Senna won in Brazil and, famously, at Donington Park to take an early championship lead. That victory in the European GP included passing five cars in the opening lap alone and remains one of the greatest wet weather drives of all-time. He won the Monaco GP (for a sixth time) and the final two races of the year but could only finish as runner-up behind Prost’s technically superior Williams-Renault. 1994 – the move to Williams ends in tragedy Having tested for Williams a decade earlier, Senna now signed for Didcot-based concern – prompting Prost into permanent retirement. Overwhelming pre-season favourite for the 1994 title, Senna initially struggled to develop the FW16 and he was outpaced by Michael Schumacher’s Benetton-Ford in the early races.

He spun out of the opening two races and arrived at Imola without a point to his name. Senna qualified on pole position for the third race in a row but Rubens Barrichello’s serious accident and the death of Roland Ratzenberger had already dampened the mood before raceday. Senna was leading Schumacher when he crashed at the 190mph Tamburello corner at the start of lap six. Part of the suspension struck Senna’s helmet and he was airlifted to the Maggiore Hospital in Bologna with serious head injuries where he was pronounced dead later that afternoon. Senna was buried in his native São Paulo in a full state funeral with a million or more grief stricken compatriots lining the streets. Writing in Motor Sport as racing came to terms with such a numbing loss, Executive Editor David Tremayne noted that “motor racing [had] lost one of the greatest kings it will ever know.

To many – especially those with whom he worked – Ayrton Senna will always be the greatest.” Championship seasons Citytomb | biography and picturesAyrton Senna Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Website: Life events: Ayrton Senna da Silva was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His father was a rich businessman and landowner and he built a little go-kart for Ayrton at home. Then, Ayrton's mobility-related problems seemed to disappear for sake so he could get in motorsport world. The entire family supported Senna's interest in motoring, and spent weekends together at local parks where the young man could drive his kart. His parents used driving privileges as leverage to get Senna, a lackluster student, to pay better attention to his studies. He contested the Karting World Championship each year from 1978 to 1982, finishing runner-up in 1979 and 1980.He was the team-mate of Terry Fullerton in 1978, who Senna later felt was the rival he got the most satisfaction from racing against.

He had adopted his mother's maiden name of Senna, for 'da Silva' was a common name in Brazil and 'Senna da Silva' too long to fit on a pit board! In the winter of 1980, he left Brazil for England and by August 1981 had clinched both the Townsend Thorensen and the RAC Formula Ford 1600 championships. He needed money for racing. Attempts to gain sponsorship failed and in October Senna announced his retirement. He returned to Brazil but he couldn’t change anything.After spending four months managing his father's building company his desire to compete had grown even stronger. Now his father gave him a choice, business or motor sport, finally he chose the sport.In 1982 he returned to England and was the winner of the British and European Formula Ford 2000 championships. The following year, Ayrton was the recipient of the British Formula Three Championship title. He also won the Formula 3 Grand Prix.

With a growing reputation as a skilled driver, he received testing from various Formula One Teams, such as Williams and McLaren, but because of intense competition, his first Formula One Team was Toleman, who Senna drove for in 1984.He joined Lotus in 1985 and in 1986, he was the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix and the Detroit Grand Prix. The following year he tasted his second victory at the Detroit Grand Prix and also won the Monaco Grand Prix. In 1987 John Watson, a former McLaren team driver, asked Senna how he would approach Prost. He answered: I will make sure I am fitter than him. I will be more motivated and I will make sure that I can drive faster, more consistently and for longer. I will beat him! He was as good as his word for this was the year that brought Ayrton Senna thirteen pole positions, eight GP wins and his first World Championship title.

In 1987, Lotus would be powered by Honda (during 1985 and 1986 engines were by Renault) and Ayrton got the first of six wins at Monte Carlo; he saluted to mechanics euphorically and then on the podium he threw champagne to the Royal Family. At the end of season, Ron Dennis announced, that Senna was contracted by McLaren to team with Alain Prost as of 1988. In 1989 he came in second to his teammate Alain Prost despite having more wins. The relationship between the two had deteriorated to the point where Prost left McLaren to join Ferrari. In 1990 and 1991 Senna joined at McLaren.In 1992, the Williams-Renault combination began to dominate Formula One. In 1994, he signed a contract with Williams in 1994.

He expressed reservations about his new car, and the new rules for Formula One, he said: “It’s going to be a season with lots of accidents, and I’ll risk saying that we’ll be lucky if something really serious doesn’t happen.”Senna's new car was quick but difficult to drive, and despite putting it on pole at each of the first two races, he failed to finish while Michael Schumacher took maximum points in his Benetton. Then, at Imola, Senna led Schumacher after an early safety car period. He pushed hard immediately after the restart, and as he took Tamburello corner on the second lap, the car veered right and hit a concrete wall. The world watched as the car came to rest. Senna moved slightly, then sat peacefully, as the fastest driver to have ever lived died doing what he did best. Occupations and Career: Ayrton Senna was a racing driver.He began driving karts from an early age. His earliest recorded race was a fun go-kart race, aged four.In 1977 Ayrton won the South American Kart Championship and repeated the following year.

The goal for any aspiring karting driver was Europe and the World Championships at Le Mans. Against much stronger competition Ayrton managed to finish sixth overall which was considered sensational for a driver with his experience, but he came away disappointed in not winning any of the three races which constituted the final. In 1979 he returned to Europe for further seasoning and finishes second in the World Championships at Estoril. Nivelles in Belgium the following year saw another second. In 1981, Senna moved to England to begin single-seater racing, winning the RAC and Townsend-Thoreson Formula Ford 1600 Championships that year with the Van Diementeam. Despite this, Senna initially did not believe he would continue in motorsport. At the end of the season, under pressure from his parents to take up a role in the family business, Senna announced his retirement from Formula Ford and returned to Brazil. Before leaving England, however, Senna was offered a drive with a Formula Ford 2000 team for £10,000. Back in Brazil, he decided to take up this offer and returned to live in England.

As Silva is a very common Brazilian name, he adopted his mother's maiden name, Senna. Senna went on to win the 1982 British and European Formula Ford 2000 championships under that surname. For that season, Senna arrived with sponsorship from Banerj and Pool. He made his debut in 1984 driving for the Toleman team, a future Formula One legend. Ayrton Senna ended his first season with 13 World Championship points - 9th in the driver rankings. He joined Lotus in 1985, the first year he took seven pole positions and races in both Portugal and Belgium. During 1987 Senna had negotiated a three year contract with McLaren-Honda, he finished his last season at Lotus ranked 3rd in the Championship. He had joined Alain Prost at McLaren- Honda – one of the top Formula One teams by 1988. That season the two drivers dominated the Formula One campaign – the two winning 15 out of 16 races. Senna was able to claim his first world championship at the age of 28. He went on to repeat this ultimate prize.

Amidst a great rivalry with Alain Prost, Senna won the world championships in 1990 and 1991. Because McLaren slipped behind Williams-Renault, he could only finish 4th in 1992, and 2nd in 1993. Awards /Honors: During his career, Senna had 162 Grand Prix starts and 41 Grand Prix wins. His career-win record was, at the time, second only to that of his rival, the French driver Alain Prost, who had 51 wins in 202 starts. Death, place of death, Time of death, place of burial: He was killed in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The cars telemetry later showed that Senna had reacted incredibly fast, having the brakes fully on at the moment of the accident. However, there was nothing he could have done to prevent his death. The reaper had scheduled him that day. He was buried at Cemiterio Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil. Quotes and Memoirs: Racing, competing, it's in my blood.

It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high. When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough. I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It's a way of life for me. You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood. Of course there are moments that you wonder how long you should be doing it because there are other aspects which are not nice, of this lifestyle. But I just love winning. Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance. These things bring you to reality as to how fragile you are; at the same moment you are doing something that nobody else is able to do.

The same moment that you are seen as the best, the fastest and somebody that cannot be touched, you are enormously fragile. Women - always in trouble with them, but can't live without them.

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Ayrton Senna was a Grand Prix race car driver with a net worth of $8 million. Ayrton Senna accumulated his net worth through his racing talen...<a style="color: #0000FF;cursor: pointer;text-decoration: none;display: inline-block;font-size: .9em;max-height: 13px;overflow: hidden;text-overflow: ellipsis;" href="" target="_blank">[read more]</a></p><a style="color: #0000FF;cursor: pointer;text-decoration: none;display: inline-block;font-size: .9em;max-height: 13px;margin-top:2px;overflow: hidden;text-overflow: ellipsis;" href="" target="_blank"> Profession: Racecar driver Date of Birth: Mar 21, 1960 Nicknames: ayrton_senna, Ayrton Senna da Silva, Ayrton Senna, Beco Height: 1.71 m What is Ayrton Senna Net Worth? How much is Ayrton Senna Net Worth? How much is Ayrton Senna Salary?

Ayrton Senna was a Grand Prix race car driver with a net worth of $8 million. Ayrton Senna accumulated his net worth through his racing talent. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and was killed in an accident while racing in the Grand Prix in 1994. Flash News about Ayrton Senna Why it’s not game over at Mercedes for Wehrlein Here's how to solve those problems 1479859200 F1 Verstappen has deposed Hamilton as F1's new Senna Lewis Hamilton has always worn his admiration for Ayrton Senna on his sleeve (or head), but on the weekend the Briton finally won at his hero's home track it ... Posted: January 18, 2017, 1:51 pm The Team Behind 'Senna' And 'Amy' Are Reportedly Planning A Tony Blair Documentary Having already focused his gaze on the tragic lives of Ayrton Senna and Amy Winehouse, as well as the nineties heat and hedonism of Oasis, Oscar-winning producer James Gay-Rees is reportedly in talks with Tony Blair about a documentary (we were hoping for ...

Posted: January 18, 2017, 9:20 am Silverstone ‘will definitely drop’ the British Grand Prix due to spiralling costs Brands Hatch in Kent has planning permission issues which rules it out of contention. Donington, last home to an F1 race in 1993 when Ayrton Senna won in torrential rain, was bought last week by ex-F1 driver Jonathan Palmer, who is also bidding for a lease ... Posted: January 17, 2017, 11:45 pm Ayrton Senna Net Worth stumbleupon More StatsView More About Ayrton Senna One of the greatest drivers in Formula One history was Ayrton Senna. He was born Ayrton Senna da Silva on March 21, 1960 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was the son of Neyde Senna whose family is of Italian lineage and Milton Theodoro Silva who is a wealthy Brazilian landowner and factory owner. He had an older sister Viviane and younger brother Leonardo. He was married to Lillian de Vasconcellos Sousa in Februay 1981 and was divorced on October of the same year.

He was the boyfriend of Brazilian TV presenter Xuxa Meneghel from 1988-1990. His last girlfriend was Adriane Galisteu. Senna attended Colegio Rio Branco and graduated in 1977 with a grade 5 in physics along with other grades in Mathematics, Chemistry and English. He then enrolled in a college that specialized in Business Administration but he dropped out after three months. At the age of four, his father bought him a go-kart and by age eight, Ayrton Senna was regularly competing in karting events. He has faced rivals who were years older than him. He was soon managed by Lucio Pascal Gascon and won the South American Kart Championship in 1977. He competed in the Karting World Championship from 1978 to 1982 where he finished runner-up in 1979 and 1980. He was the teammate of Terry Fullerton in 1978 whom he felt was the rival he got the most satisfaction from in racing. His career progressed quickly. In 1982, Senna moved to England to pursue his professional racing career.

It was in 1984 that he got the attention of the racing world in Formula One. In the next ten years, he would win the World Championship three times – 1988, 1990 and 1991. He has also engaged in some controversial racing with Alain Prost of France and Nigel Mansell of England. He raced for the teams of Toleman (1984), Lotus (1985-1987), McLaren (1988-1993) and Williams (1994). His Formula One teammates were Johnny Cecotto, Stefan Johansson, Elio De Angelis, Johnny Dumfries , Satoru Nakajima, Prost, Gerhard Berger, Michael Andretti, Mika Häkkinen and Damon Hill . Ayrton Senna died on May 1, 1994 in a race at the San Marino Grand Prix when his car that was beset with problems the entire season inexplicably left the track and crashed into the concrete barrier. His death was the last that happened in Formula One due to major safety reforms imposed after that tragic weekend at Imola.

He has 65 Pole Positions, one position short of twice as many as Prost and the other second placer holder Jim Clark has 33 each. It took 12 years for Michael Schumacher to beat his record with 66 Pole Positions that ironically took place at the San Marino Grand Prix in 2006. He was voted as the best driver of all time in a 2010 poll by his fellow Formula One drivers. Ayrton Senna had an estimated net worth of $400 million which he accumulated through his racing talent. He has sold accessories that include T-shirts, replica cars, Montegrappa pens, TAG Heuer wrist watches, Cavaro bicycles, and Bell Helmets and Ducati motorcycles. He had a bright and yellow helmet that resembled the Brazilian Flag. The original one sold anywhere between $40,000 to $50,00. A large part of his personal fortune was donated to build the Instituto Ayrton Senna in Brazil. He owned a $25 million private air plane and a Raytheon Hawker 800 which had the tail number: N125AS. The “AS” stood for Ayrton Senna.

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Question: In which country was former motor racing driver Ayrton Senna born?
Answer: Brazil